reference-data

check_minimum_wage

Read-onlyIdempotent

PAID ($0.05). Compliance verdict: is a salary at, above or below the country's statutory minimum wage? Returns verdict, margin, the statutory floor and the legal instrument it rests on. Honest statuses when no enforceable floor exists or the period doesn't match the floor's period (cross-period conversion is never guessed). Pass api_key if you have one (instant card checkout at /pricing); otherwise the response explains how to pay via x402. The evaluation country is free to try (see list_series). Optional receipt (boolean, default false): on a paid success, include an Ed25519 answer receipt at no extra USDC. An answer receipt is not a series certified extract (GET /v1/certified/{country}/{series} is $0.25 and is not an MCP tool) and is not legal advice. Verify with verify_answer_receipt against /certified/public-key.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`amount`	Yes	Wage to check, in the country's own currency
`period`	Yes	Period the amount covers — must match the statutory floor's period
`api_key`	No	API key (bypasses x402; metered for invoicing)
`country`	Yes	ISO country code
`receipt`	No	Default false. When true, a paid success includes an Ed25519 answer receipt (kind answer_receipt) at no extra USDC. Unpaid 402 and free refusals do not include one. Not a series certified extract (GET /v1/certified/{country}/{series} at $0.25; that SKU is not an MCP tool).

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`basis`	No
`error`	No	Present on a free refusal or error; no charge
`floor`	No
`status`	No	Answer status, e.g. computed or an honest no-answer status
`country`	No
`receipt`	No	Ed25519 answer receipt when receipt=true on a paid success
`verdict`	No
`question`	No
`no_charge`	No
`price_usd`	No
`disclaimer`	No
`how_to_pay`	No
`provenance`	No	Cited official sources behind the answer
`bind_series`	No
`explanation`	No
`label_basis`	No	Inputs and the rule ids that produced the two labels
`x_next_bind`	No
`http_endpoint`	No
`coverage_label`	No	How much of the question is covered: ready = complete; partial = held with a disclosed limitation or default; gap = no number served. Rules at /label-rules
`confidence_label`	No	Evidence verdict derived from source type, verification age and the stale flag (answers: the weakest series read). Rules at /label-rules
`payment_required`	No	true when the call needs payment; how_to_pay explains x402 or card

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed3 schema fields changedOct 13, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / confidence_label

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Evidence verdict derived from source type, verification age and the stale flag (answers: the weakest series read). Rules at /label-rules",
+  "enum": [
+    "high",
+    "medium",
+    "low"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / coverage_label

Added value: +{
+  "description": "How much of the question is covered: ready = complete; partial = held with a disclosed limitation or default; gap = no number served. Rules at /label-rules",
+  "enum": [
+    "ready",
+    "partial",
+    "gap"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / label_basis

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": {},
+  "description": "Inputs and the rule ids that produced the two labels",
+  "properties": {
+    "confidence_reasons": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "coverage_reasons": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "inputs": {
+      "items": {},
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "rules": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "rules_version": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "source_type": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "stale": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "verification_age_days": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedOct 12, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "additionalProperties": {},
+  "description": "Minimum-wage compliance verdict",
+  "properties": {
+    "basis": {},
+    "bind_series": {},
+    "country": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "disclaimer": {},
+    "error": {
+      "description": "Present on a free refusal or error; no charge"
+    },
+    "explanation": {},
+    "floor": {},
+    "how_to_pay": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "http_endpoint": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "no_charge": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "payment_required": {
+      "description": "true when the call needs payment; how_to_pay explains x402 or card",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "price_usd": {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "provenance": {
+      "description": "Cited official sources behind the answer"
+    },
+    "question": {},
+    "receipt": {
+      "description": "Ed25519 answer receipt when receipt=true on a paid success"
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "description": "Answer status, e.g. computed or an honest no-answer status",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "verdict": {},
+    "x_next_bind": {}
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedSep 25, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / receipt

Added value: +{
+  "default": false,
+  "description": "Default false. When true, a paid success includes an Ed25519 answer receipt (kind answer_receipt) at no extra USDC. Unpaid 402 and free refusals do not include one. Not a series certified extract (GET /v1/certified/{country}/{series} at $0.25; that SKU is not an MCP tool).",
+  "type": "boolean"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedJul 24, 2026